Sukta 58
बण्महाँ असि सूर्य बडादित्य महाँ असि । महस्ते सतो महिमा पनस्यतेऽद्धा देव महाँ असि
baṇ-mahā́n asi sū́rya baḍā́ditya mahā́n asi | mahás te sató mahimā́ panasyate’ddhā́ deva mahā́n asi
Thou art exceeding great, O Sūrya; O mighty Āditya, thou art great. Thy greatness—of the True One—thy majesty is openly lauded: verily, O God, thou art great.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with solar praise in the AV 20 ṛc-collection (RV-derived); specific r̥ṣi attribution follows the RV source-hymn tradition rather than native AV authorship.
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type RV meter (AV 20 is predominantly RV meters); exact pada-count requires RV source collation.
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